Zakir Naik justifies suicide bombing as legal in tactic of war

Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik said that suicide bombings are permitted in Islam if it used as a tactic in war.

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Mail Today Bureau

New Delhi

July 16, 2016

UPDATED: July 16, 2016 09:14 IST

Indian media is running a trial against me. Half sentences being shown, clips being doctored and statements being shown out of context to malign me.

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Suicide bombings permitted in Islam if used as war tactic: Naik

Killing innocents is haram: Naik

I condemn all terrorist attacks: Naik

Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik who is under fire for inspiring terrorists, including those who attacked a Dhaka caf said on Friday that suicide bombings are permitted in Islam if it used as a tactic in war but if innocents are getting killed it is haram.

Justifying suicide bombings as a tactical move in wars, he gave the example of Japan in World War II.

WON'T RETURN TO INDIA

The televangelist interacted with the media via Skype from Saudi Arabia, stating that he has no plans to return to India this year but maintained that his speeches were blown out of context and that he has never inspired any terror activity.

I'M A MESSENGER OF PEACE: NAIK

Stating that he is a messenger of peace, Naik said, "Killing innocent people is prohibited in Islam and I condemn all terrorist attacks."

Referring to the footage of some of his speeches shown by media following the Dhaka carnage, he said, "Indian media is running a trial against me because of unverified reports. Half sentences being shown, clips being doctored and statements being shown out of context to malign me. It is unethical for the media to not take my answers on face value and doubt me. There are two thousand sentences in which I condemned terrorism...there may be 10 sentences in which one may take out a double meaning... videos are being doctored for ulterior motives...," he said.

I NEVER SAID KILL INNOCENTS: NAIK

To a query on the probe by Mumbai Police into his speeches, he said, "So far no official government agency has approached me to ask me to cooperate in their investigations. If they do, I will welcome it. I have never had any problems with governments or police in the past. I am willing to cooperate with any investigation agency."

He said that there are some people in Islam misguiding people in the name of paradise after death. People are inspired by Prophet Mohammed...but he never said that innocent should be killed. Similarly I never said kill innocents," Naik asserted.ALSO READ: